Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 228.530 - "Unsolicited telephone call for the sale of goods or services" defined1. "Unsolicited telephone call for the sale of goods or services" means an unsolicited telephone call, other than a telephone call on behalf of a charitable organization, religious organization or political organization, to: (a) Rent, lease, sell, exchange, promote or gift any good or service;(b) Solicit any act described in paragraph (a);(c) Seek or obtain a donation or contribution of money or anything else of value; or(d) Seek or obtain information, including, without limitation, any document, intended to be used to facilitate any act described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).2. As used in this section: (a) "Charitable organization" means a person that the Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).(b) "Committee for political action" means a committee for political action, as defined in NRS 294A.0055, which has registered pursuant to NRS 294A.230.(c) "Good or service" means: (1) Any property or product, whether tangible or intangible;(2) Any service, including, without limitation, financial service;(3) A loan or any other extension of credit;(5) Any investment or opportunity for investment;(6) A gift, prize, bonus or any other inducement to act; or(d) "Political organization" means a committee for political action, political party or candidate for public office.(e) "Religious organization" means an organization for which the primary purpose is the operation of a church, synagogue or other place of religious worship at which nonprofit religious services and activities are regularly conducted.(f) "Telephone call on behalf of a charitable organization, religious organization or political organization" means a telephone call on behalf of the organization if the call is made by: (1) An employee of the organization who is paid directly by the organization; or3. For the purposes of this section, a telephone call is deemed to have been solicited if it is made to a person who:(a) Expressly requested or expressly gave permission for the telephone call to be made;(b) Had an established business relationship with the caller, if the telephone call is made solely to verify the termination of the business relationship; or(c) Has a delinquent obligation for which payment or performance is due but has not been made, if the telephone call is made to:(1) Collect the payment or obtain the performance; or(2) Extend credit to allow the person to make the payment.Added to NRS by 2003, 2877Added to NRS by 2003, 2877